Chambéry
Chambéry is a commune, the prefecture of the Savoie department.
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Chambéry | |
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| Coat of arms of Chambéry | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Chambéry |
| Intercommunality | Grand Chambéry [1] |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 245–550 m (804–1,804 ft) (avg. 270 m (890 ft)*) |
| Land area1 | 20.99 km2 (8.10 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 58,039 (2012) |
| - Density | 2,765/km2 (7,160/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73065/ 73000 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Sister cities
Chambéry is twinned with:
- 23x15px Turin, Italy, since 1957
- 23x15px Albstadt, Germany, since 1979
- 23x15px Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
Chambéry Media
Landscape of the French city of Chambéry and its surroundings, seen from Les Monts (mountain crossing the city), in Savoie.
The Hôtel de Ville
Cour du Château in central Chambéry : Sainte-Chapelle (left) and Aile du Midi (right).
The most famous landmark in Chambéry: the Elephants Fountain.
Nave of the Cathedral of St. Francis of Sales, Chambéry, Department of Savoy, Region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (former Rhône-Alpes), France
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Chambéry-Challes-les-Eaux station
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13th Battalion of Chasseurs Alpins on parade in downtown Chambéry.
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Picture of a painting of Chambéry around year 1780, at that time city of Kingdom of Sardinia, today department of Savoie, France.
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Presentation of landscapes and main cities of Savoie in 1864 ordered by Napoleon III. Here the Northern entrance of Chambéry.